Far
Far adjective - Lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: the primitive rafts that ancient peoples built for their far journeys across the wide expanses of Oceania
Nearby Words: fared, faring
Little
Little adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: let's take a little pause to relax
Nearby Word: littleness
Both words in one sentence
- He doesn't get far before he finds, sleeping in the undergrowth, two little alicorns named Luna and Celestia.
- If you're in the modern day, you're probably at a university, and know far too much about far too little.
Source: Hat Shop - This was the central plot driver in [REC], where no one knew that the little girl didn't actually have tonsilitis, but something far far worse.
Source: Typhoid Mary
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Little or Far. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/far/little.
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